Eversource Powerline Herbicides Along Powerlines

This letter is to inform you that Eversource Energy, Eastern MA intends to selectively apply herbicides along the power line rights-of-way that pass through your municipality in the future. This treatment is conducted as a component of an integrated vegetation management program that uses the appropriate mechanical and/or herbicides treatments to control vegetation to encourage the growth of healthy early successional ecological communities that benefit wildlife while allowing for the safe delivery of electricity to our customers.

Eversource Energy, Eastern MA's 2023-2027 Five-year Vegetation Management Plan (VMP) for Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Massachusetts is posted at the following websites:

https://www.mass.gov/service-details/rights-of-way-vegetation-management-vmps-yops-and-notices
https://www.eversource.com/content/residential/about/reliability/vegetation-management/transmission-system-vegetationmanagement/
transmission-vegetation-management-projects

All the herbicides selected for this program are registered by the Federal Environmental Protection Agency, the Massachusetts Pesticide Board, and are recommended for use in and around sensitive areas jointly by the Massachusetts Pesticide Bureau and Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (please refer to the YOP for specifics).

For inquires concerning the safety of the herbicides please contact:
Clayton Edwards
Rights of Way Program
Massachusetts Department of Agriculture Resources
Pesticide Bureau
225 Turnpike Rd., 3rd Floor
Southborough, MA O 1772
If there are any questions or comments relative to technical questions about the treatment program, or have any questions about Eversource Energy, Eastern MA and its electrical rights-of-way system please contact William Hayes (781) 441-3932.